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End of an era.

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  • 11-09-2008 8:59am
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    vektarman
    Registered Users Posts: 2,923 ✭✭✭


    I see Diageo are announcing the new site for Guinness this morning, sad to see St. James Gate close after 250 years, don't take any notice of the spindoctoring that there're putting huge investment into updating the brewing facilities of what's left of the St James gate site, expect to see it being wound down after a few years.


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    Dub13
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    Looks like they are going back to Kildare.


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    stovelid
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    Aye, said on the news this morning they were looking at a site in Leixlip?

    Hopefully they don't completely build over the old site in town?


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    Little Miss Cutie
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    I think you guys missed the full story on the news, what I heard was that the new site was going to employ 170 people and produce solely for the exprort market, while James's gate would stay open and produce for the domestic market


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    vektarman
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    Cutie_pc wrote: »
    I think you guys missed the full story on the news, what I heard was that the new site was going to employ 170 people and produce solely for the exprort market, while James's gate would stay open and produce for the domestic market
    Did they also mention 400 people are being laid off in the Diageo breweries in Dundalk, Kilkenny and St. james gate, as I say, don't believe the spindoctoring.


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    John Mason
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    i heard they are turning James Gate into apartments

    Arent rumours great :D


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    WindSock
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    I heard Guinness is a actually made from 1000's of crushed beetles.


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    Kernel
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    The day Guinness isn't brewed in James Gate is the day that I switch to a non Diageo brand! Fight the power! :mad:


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    mikemac
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    Kernel wrote: »
    The day Guinness isn't brewed in James Gate is the day that I switch to a non Diageo brand! Fight the power! :mad:

    Sure it's originally from Leixlip, they're just going home.

    I'd imagine they'll keep the visitor centre and sky bar in Dublin?


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    KTRIC
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    http://www.rte.ie/business/2008/0911/diageo.html

    There ya go lads, now stop making up rumours (as fun as it is) and p!ssing people off.


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    Gaspode
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    If I'd a euro for every time I heard James Gate was closing down over the past 30 years, I'd be at least €30 up at this stage.


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    jdivision
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    Only part of it is closing.


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    Jay D
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    I was just about to reply to op but yeah SJG is not going anywhere


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    ryoishin
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    I thought it was moving to balbrigan and they were keeping the sky bar/store house tourist bit in operation.

    I used to work in a taxi company on James street and you could nearly chew the air with the smell of hops that came from Guinnesses.


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    Woden
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    My great grand mother used to live up that direction also. The smell always brings back memories.


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    Irish Halo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,442 ✭✭✭Irish Halo


    I heard Diageo aren't even an Irish company :eek:
    /sarcasm


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